Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-03-25
BRIEFS.

0D, u G. Getzendanner has given up
,,ilrc.dng and will engage IN farming
.s,r Kearneysville.
w. hair factory at Martinsburg has
~ and the establishment is to De
. .o at trustees sale
Gam. out to the precinct meetings TO-
'V of,ernoon and cast your vote in
favor of Democracy
rn. first of April falls on Friday this
The fellow who has to move re-
,d. il as an nnlucky day.
Inst received a barrel OF excellent
o.ip response to numerous calls
for them
=, Charles II. Knott has bought the
,h farm, occupied by Mr.. George
n n and adjoining Mr.. Knots farm
r,. woman's Foreign Missionary
Nv Of the NJ. Z. Church South will
-, next Thursday afternoon at four
o'clock al Mr.. David Hours.
N, Harrison Feete. a well-known
I.,,,Ler of Middletown, Md, died at
II. home on Friday last, after snort
,I,s.s superinduced by hiccoughs.
The latest. Dixon's Baking Powder.
.,ge Chrome given with each 10 and
nj box. Call and get trial box
rprg Billmyer Bros.
psv VI. l.. Beard, pastor of the Luth-
-, church at Boonsboro, Nd, has
.,oa.r.5 his resignation to the congre-
..,ion 10 take effect between now and
October lst.
v- John Snodeal, well-known
v,r,insburg merchant, died last Sun
say from the effects of aparalytic stroke
..r.iyed some days before. He was rs
years OF age
Geo +. Walker, of Clarke county, Va.
,n,,bssed the Henderson farm, just be-
law Chsrlestown, on the Bloomery turn
,ila through V. VI. Firor's agency, for
$3.50 per acre
Tn, farm of John l.. Craighill, con-
,,nipg lO5 acres, near Mechanicstown,
IN mi. county, was offered at public sale
l,., Fridsv, and knocked down to Mr..
Joseph Starry al $40 per acre.
We call attention TO the advertisement
cfMr. ;. Bragonier of farm OF l1O
acre, at private sale. This is good OPP
portnnity to buy an excellent farm. for
Mi, is one of the most desirable in the
county.
Mr.R. NJ. Huyett's school report for
month ending March 18th shows daily
average attendance of %. The pupils
neither absent nor tardy we're Emma
C. Fuk, Byrle II. McQuilkin and Ella
v Sialey.
Mr.. George W. SPOTS, who has been
sre.dent of Charlestown for at least
halfa century, died on Monday morn
ng. after long illness, in the list
wear of his age. He was buried or
Tuesday.
Atthe A. NJ. +. Conference at Alb
bngdon, Va, Rev. Mr.. Randall, former
pastor of the church ut Shepherdstown,
was placed on the superannuated list.
Rev. r. Lane will take his place al
>hepherdstown.
William Van Fossen, Baltimore Il
Ohio freight engineer from Martins
burg. was found dead in bed at his
boarding house IN Baltimore OH Mon
d,y. His death was caused by apo
p.rxy. He was 10 years old.
Among Bishop Peterkin's appoint
mcn,s We note the following: Martins
burg, April Sth; Shepherdstown and
Dufelds, 10Th; Harper's Ferry, llth !;
Summit Point. Eth; Leetown, Middle
WAY, and Bunker Hill, 18th.
Mr.. X. l.. Wysong has bought out the
store of Mr.. F. Il. Grove ar Moler's y
Roads, aud Mr.. X. ID. Lamar is now
managing the establishment. Mi.
Lamar has also been appointed post
naster to succeed Mr.. Grove.
The anti. caucus party has literally
teen flooding this end of the county with
their circulars and documents, and IN
addition have gotten all the champions
Of their cause to come and try to pun
wool over the ewes of the vO'erS.
Mcssrs F. Vernon Aler IL Co. have
have started at Martinsburg the daily
Gazette, copy of which is before US. IL
is a bright looking and well-printed
sheet. and we hope it may live long ana
prosper. Martinsburg surely ought 10
support one daily paper.
Gentle spring made its appearance the
first Of the week with billiards and
snow.storms that would do credit to the
North Pole, and at this writing that
ethereal mildness Of which the poet
sing has not arrived to am great ex-
tent, Every one hopes we will soon
have spell of good weather.
The little 3-year-old in the family OF
Mr.. Albert &. Rouzee, won't fool around
The sewing machine any more. Last
evening he did SO aud the result was
that DR.. Arney had to be called in To eX-
Tract portion of the machine needle
from the middle finger of his left hand,
which il had entered and there broken
on. The operation Of abstracllng the
Ot Of steel was quite painful. but the
little fellow bore up bravely under the
ordeal. ALTOONA Times.
Navigation has been fully opened on
The Chesapeake Il Ohio Canal. and II
large number of boats have cleared
from Cumberland. The freight was